Waist-extender.



1Mo; 681,278. Patented Aug-27, leon. H. H. TAYLoH.

WAIST EXTENDER.

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UNITED STATES y PATENT EEICE.

HENRY II. TAYLOR, or ERIDCEPCET, CONNECTICUT.

WAIST- EXTENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,278, dated August 27, 1901i.

Application filed Tune 21, 1901.

T all whom it may concern/ Be it known that LHENRY H. TAYLoR,a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgel pport, in the county of Faireld and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Waist-Extenders;

i and I do hereby declare the following to 'be a full, clear, and exact description of the inl vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it -appertains to make and l use the same.

My invention relates to certain improveperson and whichare designed to bring the ward at a decided angle to the side portions l of such lines.

The object. of my invention is to bring about this result by an exceedingly simple and economical device; and with this end in view my invention consists in certain details of construction and combination of parts,

such as will be hereinafter fully described and then speciiicallydesignated by the claims. The accompanying drawing, which forms la part of this application, illustrates in`- perspective my improved device.

1 2 are sheet-metal bands which are secured `at an angle in any suitable manner to a vertical depending metal plate 3, which latter p 1has secured thereto at its lower end a hook .4, which opens downwardly. To the outer H fiexible belt 5, while to the outer end ofthe `other band 2 is secured any suitable buckle 6.

extremity of one of these bands--as, for instance, the band 1is secured one end of a p7 is a notch which is formed in the upper edge of the plate 3 and which is'adapted to be engaged with one 4of the studsof the corset-fasteners in the manner presently to be l explained.

In utilizing my improvement the belt 5 is i `passed around the waist of the wearer with the notch 7 engaging the stud of one of the usual corset-clasps, and the free end of said belt is drawn through and secured by the buckle 6. The lower front portion of the shirt-waist is then drawn down beyond the hook 4 and the upper front portion of the skirt is drawn upwardly within said hook, so as to be confined by the 1atter, and the usual Serial No. 65 ,500. (No model.)

belt is then passed around the waist of the wearer and forced upwardly underneath the hook 4, thereby carrying with it the shirt- Waist and incidentally bringing about the V- shaped eect at the point of j unction between the skirt and shirt-waist.

The provision of the metal bands, which meet at an angle, is a very essential feature of my improvement, since these bands insure a permanent waist-line which is iirm and which also acts against the abdomen so as to tend to reduce any undue prominence of the latter.

Having thus described my invention., what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i l. In a device of the character described, the sheet-metal bands secured at an angle to a vertical depending plate, the downwardlyopening hook secured to the lower extremity of said plate, the belt secured to one of said bands, and the buckle secured to the other' band, substantially as set forth.

2. A device of the character described, comprising the two sheet-metal bands disposed at an angle to each other and permanently secured to the vertical depending plate which latter hasfastened at its lower end the downwardly-opening hook and is provided with means for engaging a stud of a corset-fastener, the buckle secured to one of said bands, and the belt having one end secured to the other of said bands and adapted to engage with said buckle, substantially as set forth.

3. The combi nation of the vertical depending plate having secured at its lower end the downwardly-openin g hook and having a notch in its upper end, the sheet-metal bands secured at an angle to each other to the upper side portions of said plate,the buckle attached to one of said bands, and the belt attached to the other band and having its free end adapted to engage with said buckle, substan- A tially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY I-I. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

F. W. SMITH, J r., M. T. LCNGDEN. 

